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No ordinary Prime Minister, Johnson familiarly sent up in satire (7)

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lampoon

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(Other definitions for lampoon that I've seen before include "Ridicule with satire" , "Ridicule in writing or verse" , "Literary satire" , "Parody" , "Make fun of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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